Internet Sleuths Dug Up Kirk Cousins’ Wild Message To Baker Mayfield That Aged Like Milk After Falcons Knocked Bucs Out Of Playoffs [VIDEO]

Some heads-up NFL fans dug up an interesting clip of Kirk Cousins’ message to Baker Mayfield in Week 15 that aged terribly.

The Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints 19-17 on Sunday, handing the NFC South to the Carolina Panthers by virtue of a three-way tiebreaker. If Atlanta had lost, the Bucs would have won the two-team tiebreaker and clinched a fifth straight division title.

After Kirk Cousins helped seal the fate of Tampa Bay, internet sleuths dug up his message to Baker Mayfield, following the Falcons’ upset of the Bucs in Week 15. In their postgame handshake, Cousins told Mayfield to, “Go win the NFC South.”

Kirk Cousins telling Baker Mayfield to “Go win the NFC south” just to eliminate the Bucs 3 weeks later gotta be the greatest troll I’ve ever seen 💀 pic.twitter.com/lDOBYmV72X

— 𓃵 (@Goaty_Szn) January 4, 2026

“Kirk Cousins told Baker Mayfield to “Go win the NFC South” as he just beat them 😭🤣,” a fan said.

Kirk Cousins told Baker Mayfield to “Go win the NFC South” as he just beat them 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/ovtNPu8kfd

— 𓃵 (@Goaty_Szn) December 12, 2025

“Kirk Cousins telling Baker Mayfield to go win the NFC South and then knocking them out of the playoffs three weeks later is pure gold,” another wrote.

Kirk Cousins telling Baker Mayfield to go win the NFC South and then knocking them out of the playoffs three weeks later is pure gold.pic.twitter.com/cYVV1j4GpA

— Covers (@Covers) January 5, 2026

Not only did Cousins play a hand in the NFC South race, but he also finished the season strong for Atlanta after coming off the bench for an injured Michael Penix Jr. He threw for 1,721 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions, per ESPN.

Cousins at least showed other NFL teams that he can be a starting quarterback elsewhere.